Guinta, Shea-Porter debate jobs, Medicare

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Oct 10, 2012 at 3:15 AMOct 10, 2012 at 5:39 AM

In NH's 1st District, Guinta, Shea-Porter debate jobs, Medicare

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Candidates for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District seat have sparred over stimulus funding, Medicare and foreign policy during a televised debate four weeks before the election.

The race is a rematch between Republican U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta and Democrat Carol Shea-Porter, who previously held the seat for two terms.

In a debate Tuesday night, Guinta criticized his opponent for having backed the federal stimulus program, which he calls a failure. Shea-Porter pointed out that Guinta was happy enough to accept stimulus money for the Manchester airport when he served as mayor there. And she said unemployment would have been even higher without the program.